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Archive for March, 2008

Harry Brus tears it up on the electric bass

Yazan: Jason | 28 March 2008 | 1 Comment
Categories: bass, bass videos, electric bass

Here’s a funkaliscious video for your Friday enjoyment!

Trembling in the Shadow of Audio Greatness

Yazan: Jason | 27 March 2008 | 1 Comment
Categories: blogging, podcasting

I’m an indie content producer all the way. Though I do this stuff every day (and have been doing so for years), I have no formal training in writing, audio engineering, web design, or network technology. I’m a dude with a couple of music degrees, extra time on my hands after quitting a bunch of [...]

Bad Boyz of Bass last week, Kolstein this week, and Jack Budrow coming soon on Contrabass Conversations

Yazan: Jason | 27 March 2008 | No Comments
Categories: bass, podcasting, student resources

We released a Contrabass Conversations episode this past weekend featuring the Bad Boyz of Bass (Anthony Stoops, Volkan Orhon, Paul Sharpe, and David Murray).  Check out episode 71 of the podcast to hear these guys chat about the group and perform some selections, and be sure to subscribe to Contrabass Conversations (click here for iTunes [...]

Volkan Orhon performs Poucha Dass by Francois Rabbath

Yazan: Jason | 27 March 2008 | No Comments
Categories: bass, bass videos, videos

We’re continuing our feature on double bassist Volkan Orhon today with this performance from KSUI’s Know the Score program. Volkan performs Francois Rabbath’s composition Poucha Dass on this video. Francois is another former Contrabass Conversations guest. Check out his interviews and performances at contrabassconversations.com along with Volkan!

Resources for bassists preparing for the Pittsburgh Symphony audition

Yazan: Jason | 26 March 2008 | 2 Comments
Categories: auditions, bass, podcasting, student resources

Many bassists here in the States are busy preparing for the upcoming audition with the Pittsburgh Symphony. If you’re interested in this position, application details and a repertoire list are available at the bottom of this post (click the ‘read the rest of this entry’ link if you don’t see it). We had the opportunity [...]